1779
An'ei 8 (安永八年)
Timeline of 1779
- 1779/1 Shogunate bans the circulation of nanryôni (pure silver) coinage, beginning the circulation of gold-silver alloyed coins.
- 1779/10 Sakurajima erupts.
- 1779/11/9 Emperor Kôkaku succeeds Emperor Go-Momozono to the Imperial throne.
Other Events
- Works by Katsukawa Shunrô, the artist who will later be known as Hokusai, are published for the first time.
- Rangaku scholar Hiraga Gennai is arrested and imprisoned for killing a disciple of his in a fit of rage.
- The shogunate establishes the geisha kenban, and all geisha of the Yoshiwara are registered.
- Isaac Titsingh becomes opperhoofd in Dejima.
Births and Deaths
- Hiraga Gennai dies in prison (b. 1729).
- Rôjû Matsudaira Takechika dies (b. 1714).
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